Posted on 08/07/2022 4:06:09 PM PDT by BenLurkin
No, I do not know about him. I did a search and think I found him. He shoots 200 Swift and 257 AI. Sounded like he was using IMR4350 powder. I have some of that. It can be incredibly accurate but is very narrow in load range. Have a friend who swears by Hodgdon H4350, he shoots 6.5 Creedmoor. Hodgdon owns the IMR powder too. But H4350 and IMR4350 are made in different plants. Very similar, but not exactly the same. (for all practical purposes, they are alike. Loyalists are very particular)
Most of the rifles I shoot are 30 caliber or larger.
I really like 30-30 for short range, Hornady 160 gr FTX bullets have done a lot of that one. Last I loaded, I used 29.7 gr Shooter’s World AR Plus. It is very close to what Hornady loads for that bullet.
Also like 308, Hornady 150 gr Interlock is a great load. Last I loaded was with 40.2 gr IMR3031. Very old but reliable powder.
I also have a long range 30-06 load. 208 grain Hornady A-Max using 54 gr Alliant Reloder 22. Have a 30-06 hunting load with Hornady 150gr Interlock and 43 gr IMR3031.
The guy I was hinting at was also a trapper for the state but his real claim was building rifles. Harold Broughton was his name, he passed away but his son build a fine rifle also, he’s building me a 204. I’ve still got a 6.5-06 his dad built me over 40 years ago.
Harold Broughton ??
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Looks like beautiful workmanship.
Beautiful animals. They make a lot of noise at night.
I can appreciate your sentiment...
Look at the NGO idiot on the far left of side of the raft.
I suppose the same thing applies to wolves and cougars.
Well, I have never seen a coyote in my neighborhood.
I have seen lots and lots of deer. The deer are destructive and eat everything especially gardens and flowers. Deer are in effect a menace
This year, there are no deer, no Bambi’s as those that previously literally grew up in the neighborhood
Why? Some say coyotes
(there is also a dearth of stray cats)
Any hunt turns into a coyote hunt when you see one.
The foxes disappear first, then the cats. Then they attack targets of opportunity.
Old time farmers know how to handle them, and they don’t use guns.
We have packs of the Eastern Coyote here in southern NH.
They have learned that your family cat is much easier prey than squirrels, chipmonks, etc.
The other major predator are Fishers(also known as fisher cats). I had 1-3 cats disappear over a five year period at my former house.
You can always tell new residents to the area west of Nashua.
They will print up notices of their “MISSING” cat “Fluffy” and put them on telephone poles around town. Sometimes on the local Facebook page. They have no idea that their cat has been eaten.
The other main reason for coyotes and other predators to visit your backyard is the brand new CHICKEN COOP with dinner inside ready to eat. A lot of new suburban/country residents decide to get chickens when they first move into the area. Again, they have no idea that you are giving an open invitation to every racoon, fisher, bobcat, fox, coyote, bear and maybe even mountain lion to come to your house for a free meal.
My daughter/son in law did this. After the third time that the bear broke into and destroyed their coop they decided it was easier to get eggs at the grocery store.
Hang a gaff hook from a tree about 5-6’ off the groud and let them jump to be hooked while trying to get the meat?
I have 100 acres here in Indiana, last coyote I shot was on my back patio chasing a squirrel that did something I had never seen before, it ran straight up the inside of my downspout while being chased.
Closest gun was in the corner I was using for taking pot shots at beavers in my lake. A .45/70 that at the time I had loaded with 576 gr. hard cast pile drivers that will hit the water on an angle and still have enough oomph to continue on through the submerged body, unlike high velocity rounds that just fragment on impact.
It was a male, a large one, and I got him in the rear corner taking his entire opposite front shoulder off when the bullet hit the joint. Gave me a whole new appreciation for that round, even at 150 years old now it still has its place.
There is no redeeming feature to coyotes. They are a dangerous nuisance.
I used to discuss individual firearms and personal preferences online, but I no longer do so because of the high ethics and standards of the ATF, FBI and US Justice Department.
A ping out to the Texas Ping list, founded by Windflier.
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Talk about a Wisconsin loon! Here in Texas we know a thing or two about coyotes. And coydogs.
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Yeah, that’s the larger size Coyote, they’re even worse than the smaller ones.
Little bit higher and slightly left to miss the shoulder blade
I don’t shoot them anymore. I figure God made them for a purpose. Like mice and rats.
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